Frank Gilfeather: Student cyclist rings up the miles, others don’t even have bells
We must assume Kleon Papadimitriou has the backside of a rhino – not in size, of course – but in toughness.
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Frank Gilfeather: Community talk a bit transparent when it’s said by big business
I have never fully appreciated the need for pubs, probably because my visits to them have been infrequent; rare, some might say.
Frank Gilfeather: Will council officials catch on and please just leave things alone
It was JD Salinger, in The Catcher In The Rye, who wrote: “Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.”
Frank Gilfeather: Councillors jumping ship means politics without the parties
Has the coronavirus lockdown muddled the minds of local politicians?
Frank Gilfeather: Peter Crouch’s interview insight falling foul
Former England striker Peter Crouch’s assessment of professional footballers won’t go down well in the changing rooms of clubs up and down the country.
Frank Gilfeather: Finance secretary’s pay deal a slap in the face for Covid-19 fighters
Was Kate Forbes blindfolded when she signed off the new pay deal for Scottish Government civil servants?
Frank Gilfeather: McDonald’s madness begs question for pubs
Pictures of lengthy car queues at those temples of fast food, McDonald’s, prompts the question: What will it be like when the pubs reopen?
Frank Gilfeather: Script-perfect video was badly advised
What was STV thinking in posting the pro-Nicola Sturgeon video on social media where a series of script-perfect children praised her for keeping them safe amid the Covid-19 outbreak?
Frank Gilfeather: Power behind throne outs himself as poor performer in briefing
Dear Dom, Being a contrary kind of guy, I refused to join the feeding frenzy over your 250-mile Thelma and Louise road trip from London to County Durham on the basis you put your family first, as I would have done.
Frank Gilfeather: Happy for golfers but not my walks
I have rediscovered the glorious Hazlehead Park during the lockdown, taking evening strolls to blow away the cobwebs gathered during self-isolation.
Frank Gilfeather: Political flannel must not be used to cloak an alarming blunder
There are a number of worrying aspects surrounding the Nike conference in Edinburgh, where Scotland’s coronavirus difficulties began, and why those infected by the delegate who had Covid-19 were not tracked down.
Frank Gilfeather: Grounds for shake of head in disbelief
How sad life must be for those countless consumers who felt the need to queue in their cars for a drive-thru burger or a coffee.
Frank Gilfeather: No place for small clubs if former Aberdeen chief Wyness right
Keith Wyness, the former chief executive at Aberdeen FC and never afraid to speak his mind could be right in predicting that Scottish football might reconstruct itself into just two leagues.
Frank Gilfeather: Jock’s vision rewinds to night Dons bagged their place in history
I was reminded this week of just what a superb analyst Jock Stein was when someone tweeted an interview I did with the ex-Celtic boss on the night in Sweden known to all Aberdeen FC fans quite simply as “Gothenburg”.
Frank Gilfeather: Legs crossed with return of Ryanair
Ryanair, that most beloved of airlines, tell us it plans to reinstate some of its flights in July.
Frank Gilfeather: Is sole goal to get us hooked on drama of stadium plan?
There is only so much excitement you can take as now, with palpitations at full thrust, we have to wait for the last instalment in the current series, with a council decision next Wednesday.
Frank Gilfeather: Still lessons to be learned over violence in our schools
What was that saying about school being the “happiest days of your life”?
Frank Gilfeather: Will cancelled flights fiasco see Ryanair’s wings clipped?
Has Ryanair reached a Gerald Ratner moment in its short-ish history?
Frank Gilfeather: Two decades later … was devolution right move?
Had not Donald Dewar pestered the life out of Tony Blair, a devolved Scottish Parliament might never have materialised.
Frank Gilfeather: Can backing of famous faces help the Dons’ stadium goal?
A plethora of the famous, lesser known and others who wouldn’t be recognised outwith their own living room have come out in support of Aberdeen FC’s bid for a new stadium.
Frank Gilfeather: Aberdeen’s run was great but I’ve started before so I’m finished
The Great Aberdeen Run underlined why the city council is right to attract high-profile events – although they have the impact they deserve only if the weather god answers prayers.
Frank Gilfeather: Brucie’s death has led me on a path down memory lane
The death of Sir Bruce Forsyth, who topped the bill at the London Palladium and the Cloverleaf at Bucksburn, has prompted tales of his week-long Aberdeen stay.
Frank Gilfeather: Sides line up to battle it out over club’s stadium plan
The messages are mixed; support is divided.
Frank Gilfeather: Unlock fresh ideas on how to deal with petty crooks
The Scottish Government is taking a summer breather from running around in circles shouting their most overused words, referendum and Brexit.
Frank Gilfeather: Time to shout about our arts scene not just oil and granite
An opera had its world premiere in the lounge carriage of the Aberdeen to London sleeper train on Monday.
Frank Gilfeather: MPs’ salaries provide them with more than enough cash
Should MPs and MSPs have second jobs?
Frank Gilfeather: Brewing up good news for nation of coffee lovers
It was Napoleon who described us as a nation of shopkeepers.
Frank Gilfeather: Hazlehead golf cheats could even tee off David Welch
David Welch was someth-ing of a horticultural visionary.
Frank Gilfeather: Is it now time for people to live closer to the ground?
How high can a firefighter's ladder reach?
Frank Gilfeather: By-elections a must following changes in circumstance
Why is there a reluctance to hold two Aberdeen City Council by-elections?